ما وَجدُ صادٍ في الحِبالِ موثَقِ

ما وَجدُ صادٍ في الحِبالِ موثَقِ

لِماءِ مُزنٍ بارِدٍ مُصَفَّقِ

لِماءِ مُزنٍ بارِدٍ مُصَفَّقِ

The longing of a thirsty man bound in ropes,

Never found a lover bound in chains

For cold, clarified water from rain clouds,

Of cool sweet water freshly rained

صَريحِ غَيثٍ خالِصٍ لَم يُمذَقِ

صَريحِ غَيثٍ خالِصٍ لَم يُمذَقِ

إِلّا كَوَجدي بِكَ لَكِن أَتَّقي

إِلّا كَوَجدي بِكَ لَكِن أَتَّقي

Pure rainwater, unadulterated and unmixed,

Pure rain whose goodness was disdained

Is but like my longing for you—yet I am wary.

Except for you, though I take pains

يا فاتِحاً لِكُلِّ عِلمٍ مُغلَقِ

يا فاتِحاً لِكُلِّ عِلمٍ مُغلَقِ

وَصَيرَفيّاً ناقِداً لِلمَنطِقِ

وَصَيرَفيّاً ناقِداً لِلمَنطِقِ

O you who unlock every closed field of knowledge,

To fear you, opener of knowledge chained

And a money-changer who assays speech:

Judge of logic, by you arraigned

إِن قالَ هَذا بَهرَجٌ لَم يَنفُقِ

إِن قالَ هَذا بَهرَجٌ لَم يَنفُقِ

إِنّا عَلى البُعادِ وَالتَفَرُّقِ

إِنّا عَلى البُعادِ وَالتَفَرُّقِ

If he says, “This is counterfeit,” it will not pass.

Say this gibberish falls short of gained

Indeed, despite distance and separation,

Though we in distance are constrained

نَلتَقي بِالذِكرِ وَإِن لَم نَلتَقِ

نَلتَقي بِالذِكرِ وَإِن لَم نَلتَقِ

We meet in remembrance, even if we do not meet.

In remembering we can meet unfeigned.